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From Giving Tuesday on December 3rd, a day when the public are encouraged to give to charities, Mecca Bingo clubs across the country will be launching Mecca Full House - a dedicated recreational zone exclusively for carers every Tuesday throughout the month. Working alongside Carers Trust, the Mecca Full House leisure zone will be available to all carers on Tuesday afternoons throughout December, giving them the opportunity to socialise with others within the caring community.

There are an estimated 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK. Many are caring round the clock for a relative...

Stagecoach South West have released their Christmas and New Year bus schedule detailing services over the holiday season.

To coincide with the start of late night shopping in Exeter, Stagecoach South West will be offering a '5 for a fiver' ticket, allowing five people to enjoy return travel on the Honiton Road Park and Ride for just £5 on Thursdays. Services will run from Exeter city centre to the Park and Ride until midnight, enabling people to make the most of the festive fun on offer in the city centre.

Services are set to finish slightly earlier on Christmas Eve, in...

Some of the latest innovations to help people live independently in their own homes will be showcased at a special event in Exeter this week (w/c 25 November).

Devon County Council and its NHS partners, in partnership with HFT (a national charity supporting adults with learning disabilities), is inviting people to the “Smarthouse” event in Exeter tomorrow (Tuesday 26 November), Wednesday 27 November and Thursday 28 November.

The Smarthouse is an interactive flat which uses technology that can provide care and support to enable people to live safely at home.

Members...

NINETEEN teenagers have been recognised for their dedicated hard work and efforts towards conserving Dartmoor National Park, learning new skills and growing their self-awareness. The group, all of who have been involved in Dartmoor National Park Authority’s (DNPA) Junior and Youth Ranger schemes since April this year, were presented with an armful of certificates celebrating their achievements at a ‘graduation’ ceremony at Parke on Saturday 16 November. In a new approach piloted by DNPA, the teenagers were able to work towards a suite of honours: a Junior or Youth Ranger Award, a John Muir...